That underscores my main point about the reviewers who have complained about Vista's changes. The things that were moved aren't likely to negatively impact users in any meaningful way. But, since the reviewers tend to be techies (wannabe or legit), the changes frustrate them so they knock the product.
Of course, darn near all Windows releases have mucked with Control Panel's organization so I don't really know why Vista gets slammed more than past releases. Or maybe everyone did complain on prior releases but now that they're actually used to XP's interface they don't want the change. People often forget about how much complaining there was when XP was first released.
XP has been out since 2001. Considering the
time between releases for 95-98, 98-ME/2K, and ME/2K-XP, the times are minor compared to the almost 6 years between XP & Vista. People have developed habits & expectations. Vista's changes require admins to learn different ways to do the same thing. And admins tend to be fussy and don't like change, even if it is sometimes for the better (not saying Vista's changes are all for the better, but some are). Honestly, I think admins are pickier about this stuff than the end users are.
To the average end user, the changes boil down to Aero-specific stuff and the integrated search. The need to administer Vista is not something they will do with any regularity.
Personally, I'm far more frustrated with the changes to Office 2007 than I am with Vista. The ribbon interface is decent enough in theory but the options I use frequently, which aren't all that advanced, are never where I want or expect them.
